How to navigate back and forward in VSCode

Vim navigation

Ctrl+o navigate to the previous location in the jump list (think o as old)

Ctrl+i navigate to the next location in the jump list (i and o are usually next to each other)

g; go to the previous change location

g, go to the newer change location

gi place the cursor at the same position where it was left last time in the Insert mode

Use :jumps to view the jump list. See :h jump-motions for more details.

You can also use VSCode's built-in navigation feature:

Ctrl + - ... navigate back

Ctrl + Shift + - ... navigate forward